46 contract infrastructure engineer jobs found in Reading

Infrastructure Data Engineer - Kafka Focus Fully Remote Outside IR35 Working pattern: Sunday to Thursday Supporting a team based in Israel Exalto Consulting is supporting a client looking to appoint an experienced Infrastructure Data Engineer with strong Apache Kafka expertise. This is a fully remote contract role for someone who has hands-on experience running and improving Kafka in live produc click apply for full job details

We're working with a leading managed service provider delivering enterprise-grade IT solutions on this exciting opportunity. We are looking for a heavy-hitting Infrastructure Specialist to tackle a critical project deadline. If you are a Citrix guru who lives and breathes Hyper-V virtualization, this is your chance to step into a fast-paced environment and deliver immediate impact through high-level patching, optimization, and troubleshooting. The Role Lead the technical execution of critical infrastructure patching and system updates across a robust Windows Server estate. Manage and optimize virtualized environments, ensuring peak performance and stability for end-users. Provide advanced troubleshooting and support for Citrix Workspace and XenApp deployments to meet urgent project milestones. Collaborate with the engineering team to streamline Hyper-V resource allocation and virtual machine management. Ensure seamless system availability during...

We're working with a leading managed service provider delivering enterprise-grade IT solutions on this exciting opportunity. We are looking for a heavy-hitting Infrastructure Specialist to tackle a critical project deadline. If you are a Citrix guru who lives and breathes Hyper-V virtualization, this is your chance to step into a fast-paced environment and deliver immediate impact through high-level patching, optimization, and troubleshooting. The Role Lead the technical execution of critical infrastructure patching and system updates across a robust Windows Server estate. Manage and optimize virtualized environments, ensuring peak performance and stability for end-users. Provide advanced troubleshooting and support for Citrix Workspace and XenApp deployments to meet urgent project milestones. Collaborate with the engineering team to streamline Hyper-V resource allocation and virtual machine management. Ensure seamless system availability during...

We're working with a leading managed service provider delivering enterprise-grade IT solutions on this exciting opportunity. We are looking for a heavy-hitting Infrastructure Specialist to tackle a critical project deadline. If you are a Citrix guru who lives and breathes Hyper-V virtualization, this is your chance to step into a fast-paced environment and deliver immediate impact through high-level patching, optimization, and troubleshooting. The Role Lead the technical execution of critical infrastructure patching and system updates across a robust Windows Server estate. Manage and optimize virtualized environments, ensuring peak performance and stability for end-users. Provide advanced troubleshooting and support for Citrix Workspace and XenApp deployments to meet urgent project milestones. Collaborate with the engineering team to streamline Hyper-V resource allocation and virtual machine management. Ensure seamless system availability during...

OUTSIDE IR35 CONTRACT Duration - 9-12 Months ECS Resource Group are currently working in partnership with a global managed service provider, assisting them with the search for a Lead Technical Specialist RF Engineer on a contract basis. Key Responsibilities Act as a technical advisor throughout the sales cycle, supporting customer engagement and delivering solution designs, bills of materials, and technical documentation Partner with business leaders and sales teams to support strategy execution through technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship Collaborate with internal technical resource teams to efficiently deliver project outcomes and improve turnaround times Maintain current knowledge of system architectures and emerging technologies to provide relevant, customer-focused solutions Build and manage relationships with technology partners and vendors to support solution development and market positioning Deliver technical presentations, training sessions,...

OUTSIDE IR35 CONTRACT Duration - 9-12 Months ECS Resource Group are currently working in partnership with a global managed service provider, assisting them with the search for a Lead Technical Specialist RF Engineer on a contract basis. Key Responsibilities Act as a technical advisor throughout the sales cycle, supporting customer engagement and delivering solution designs, bills of materials, and technical documentation Partner with business leaders and sales teams to support strategy execution through technical guidance, coaching and mentorship Collaborate with internal technical resource teams to efficiently deliver project outcomes and improve turnaround times Maintain current knowledge of system architectures and emerging technologies to provide relevant, customer-focused solutions Build and manage relationships with technology partners and vendors to support solution development and market positioning Deliver technical presentations, training sessions, and...

Azure DevOps Engineer – 6-month contract – SC Cleared – London/Remote – Outside of IR35 My SC Cleared customer is seeking a highly skilled Azure DevOps / Platform Engineer with deep, hands-on experience in Azure-native engineering and advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. This role is ideal for someone who operates at the intersection of DevOps and Software Engineering—bringing a strong development mindset to infrastructure design, automation, and testing. Key Skills & Experience from the Azure DevOps Engineer: Active SC Clearance ideal/lapsed considered Advanced Azure Engineering Strong experience designing for high availability Deep understanding of Azure-native services and architecture patterns Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Expert-level proficiency with Terraform and/or Bicep Strong focus on modularity, reusability, and maintainability Experience integrating automated testing frameworks (e.g. Terratest, Checkov) Azure Networking &...

OUTSIDE IR35 CONTRACT Duration - 9-12 Months ECS Resource Group are currently working in partnership with a global managed service provider, assisting them with the search for a Lead Technical Specialist RF Engineer on a contract basis. Key Responsibilities Act as a technical advisor throughout the sales cycle, supporting customer engagement and delivering solution designs, bills of materials, and technical documentation Partner with business leaders and sales teams to support strategy execution through technical guidance, coaching and mentorship Collaborate with internal technical resource teams to efficiently deliver project outcomes and improve turnaround times Maintain current knowledge of system architectures and emerging technologies to provide relevant, customer-focused solutions Build and manage relationships with technology partners and vendors to support solution development and market positioning Deliver technical presentations, training sessions, and...

Azure DevOps Engineer – 6-month contract – SC Cleared – London/Remote – Outside of IR35 My SC Cleared customer is seeking a highly skilled Azure DevOps / Platform Engineer with deep, hands-on experience in Azure-native engineering and advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. This role is ideal for someone who operates at the intersection of DevOps and Software Engineering—bringing a strong development mindset to infrastructure design, automation, and testing. Key Skills & Experience from the Azure DevOps Engineer: Active SC Clearance ideal/lapsed considered Advanced Azure Engineering Strong experience designing for high availability Deep understanding of Azure-native services and architecture patterns Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Expert-level proficiency with Terraform and/or Bicep Strong focus on modularity, reusability, and maintainability Experience integrating automated testing frameworks (e.g. Terratest, Checkov) Azure Networking...

🚀 We’re Hiring: GCP Data Engineer (Contract Role) 📍 Location: London & Chester, UK (Hybrid – 2-3 days onsite) 💼 Client: Leading Bank / Financial Services (Details shared during interview) 📅 Duration: 6 Months (Extendable) | Outside IR35 ⏳ Notice Period: Immediate to 1 Month 🔎 About the Role We are looking for a Senior GCP Data Engineer to design and build scalable, high-performance data platforms on Google Cloud. This role involves working with large-scale datasets and developing both batch and real-time data pipelines for enterprise applications. 💡 Key Responsibilities ✔️ Design & build batch and real-time data pipelines on GCP ✔️ Work with BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, and Spanner ✔️ Develop real-time streaming solutions using Kafka / Apache Beam ✔️ Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform ✔️ Deploy workloads on Kubernetes (GKE) ✔️ Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins / Spinnaker) ✔️ Collaborate on data modeling and...

Lead DevOps Engineer (Contract) | Outside IR35 | £650/day 📍 Remote (London-based project) | 🔐 BPSS minimum | 6‑month rolling A major UK government‑backed scientific organisation is kicking off a major modernisation of its digital & engineering estate - and we’re looking for a hands‑on Lead DevOps Engineer who has led teams, owned platforms, and driven technical direction in secure, complex environments. If you’ve built high‑assurance cloud/on‑prem platforms, shaped DevOps strategy, and enjoy leading other engineers... this is the role. ✅ What You’ll Lead Driving modern DevOps practices across secure AWS/on‑prem platforms Defining IaC, CI/CD, and platform automation standards Mentoring DevOps/SRE engineers and providing technical leadership Improving reliability, observability, and delivery pipelines Working with security, research, and engineering teams on high‑impact infrastructure ✅ Tech Environment AWS • Terraform • CI/CD...

Cyber Security Engineer | £500 - £550 We're working with a rapidly expanding global professional services powerhouse on this exciting opportunity. This is a high-impact contract for a hands-on security specialist to drive critical infrastructure projects and lead global roll-outs across a sophisticated enterprise environment. You will be at the forefront of their cyber resilience strategy, taking full ownership of major deployments including Netskope and CyberArk while ensuring the business maintains elite-level compliance standards. If you are a proactive engineer who thrives on technical delivery and infrastructure hardening, this 3-month initial engagement (with high extension potential) is for you. The Role Lead the end-to-end global roll-out of Netskope across an international office network to enhance SASE and cloud security. Take full technical ownership of CyberArk implementation, including configuration, policy definition, and ongoing administration. Drive...

Role: AWS Engineer + Go programming Location :London Contract : 6 Months + Extension Type : outside IR35 Maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure for 24/7 bank operations, focusing on stability, performance, security, and compliance Enhance connectivity between AWS accounts, client, and third parties to ensure secure and reliable customer experiences Design and create automation scripts and tooling using Bash, Python, or Go Build and support cloud platforms for application developers, improving SDLC and developer experience Manage vendor relationships and coordinate project efforts across business areas Participate in on-call rotation to support platform reliability Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Hands-on experience with AWS and infrastructure as code (Terraform) Understanding of AWS networking concepts Analytical and problem-solving abilities Working knowledge of Kubernetes cluster operations (EKS) Experience with...

AWS DevOps Engineer | £600 - £635 We're working with a leading specialist technical consultancy delivering high-impact digital transformation for the UK's most critical public sector projects on this exciting opportunity. We are seeking a heavyweight AWS DevOps Engineer to take full ownership of cloud infrastructure and testing lifecycles within a secure government environment. This is a high-autonomy role where you will leverage Kubernetes, Terraform, and advanced CI/CD patterns to build resilient, scalable public sector services from the ground up. The Role Lead the design and implementation of highly secure AWS cloud architecture spanning compute, storage, and networking. Deliver robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to ensure repeatable, audited environments. Build and orchestrate containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes to drive service efficiency. Architect and maintain sophisticated CI/CD pipelines across...

Azure DevOps Engineer - 6-month contract - SC Cleared - London/Remote - Outside of IR35 My SC Cleared customer is seeking a highly skilled Azure DevOps/Platform Engineer with deep, hands-on experience in Azure-native engineering and advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. This role is ideal for someone who operates at the intersection of DevOps and Software Engineering-bringing a strong click apply for full job details

*Position:* GCP Data Engineer *Location:* London, UK & Chester, UK *Client:* Bank/Financial services (Client details will be shared when the interview is scheduled) *Mode:* Hybrid (2-3 Days a week onsite) *Experience:* Over all 6+ Years & 3+ Years on GCP *Job type:* Contract, 6 Months & Extendable *Notice period:* Immediate to 1 month will be considered (Outside IR35) *Visa:* ILR/Citzen *Job description:* We are looking for a Senior GCP Data Engineer to build and manage scalable data platforms on Google Cloud. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing batch and real-time data pipelines, working with large-scale datasets, and delivering robust data solutions for enterprise applications. *Key Responsibilities* Design and build data pipelines (batch & streaming) on GCP Work with BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Spanner Develop real-time data streaming solutions (Kafka / Beam) Implement Infrastructure...

Forward Deployed Engineer - Contract Morela is supporting a fast-growing AI start-up in hiring multiple Forward Deployed Engineers to work directly with customers, embedding into their environments to design, build and deploy high-impact AI solutions. This is not a back-office engineering role. You will be on the front line, translating ambiguous business problems into working AI systems, often under real-world constraints and with limited runway for iteration. If you are more comfortable shipping solutions with clients than sitting behind internal tickets, this is for you. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING Work directly with clients to understand their business challenges and translate them into scalable, working technical solutions Design and deploy AI and ML systems in production customer environments Rapidly prototype, iterate and refine solutions based on real user feedback in real time Integrate AI models into existing client infrastructure and workflows Act...

Rate: £650 - £750 per day Duration: 6 months (strong likelihood of extension) Location: Remote with occasional London travel IR35: Outside SR2 are partnered with a leading technology consultancy delivering an AI transformation programme for one of the more ambitious fintech scale-ups in the UK market right now. They are scaling fast and need a contract engineer who has been here before, someone who has built and shipped LLM and agentic systems in a fintech or scale-up environment and knows what production really means. You'll have real ownership over technically complex work, shipping production AI into a product that actually matters, with the autonomy to do it properly. What you'll be working on: Designing and deploying LLM-powered applications and agentic workflows RAG pipeline development and optimisation Integrating AI into existing fintech data infrastructure Collaborating with product and data teams to ship at pace Tech stack: Python...

Azure Senior DevOps Engineer, 6 month initial, contract, outside IR35, 3 days of remote / week Attractive opportunity for a well-rounded Azure DevOps Engineer to join a London based scale-up that is a major international player in AI and whose innovation you will surely be benefiting from very soon! Do you want to secure a disruptive project? If you accept, your mission will be to take part in securing and managing an immense quantity of data in order to develop a solution that will revolutionize the daily lives of millions of people. Main tasks: assist the engineering team to build, test and ship software for all cloud platforms and infrastructure build and run secure and highly reliable cloud environments specific to Azure improve infrastructure as code, scale and reduce errors, move from dev to production environments safely and securely, automate environments, observing and monitoring health of systems, logg metrics and alerts use containerisation,...

Full job description *Position:* GCP Data Engineer *Location:* London, UK & Chester, UK *Client:* Bank/Financial services (Client details will be shared when the interview is scheduled) *Mode:* Hybrid (2-3 Days a week onsite) *Experience:* Over all 6+ Years & 3+ Years on GCP *Job type:* Contract, 6 Months & Extendable *Notice period:* Immediate to 1 month will be considered (Outside IR35) *Visa:* ILR/Citzen *Job description:* We are looking for a Senior GCP Data Engineer to build and manage scalable data platforms on Google Cloud. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing batch and real-time data pipelines, working with large-scale datasets, and delivering robust data solutions for enterprise applications. *Key Responsibilities* Design and build data pipelines (batch & streaming) on GCP Work with BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Spanner Develop real-time data streaming solutions (Kafka /...